Limbo

...great to play, not so great to live in. So as I posted previously, there is soon to be a job opening at work that I have been coveting. This job will allow me to use everything I've learned in school, make some very important connections in the academia-research field and allow me to work in the environment I love, the university setting. Not to mention I will be working with some of the smartest people I have ever met! Problem is I have no idea when they're even starting the interview process!!!
I am just incredibly stressed about it all! Bills are rolling in, medical and otherwise, and in May another large bill (student loans) will be added to the pile. My problem is I have put my job search efforts on slow-down because of the good things I am hearing about them wanting me for the job, yet nothing has actually been offered. I will be in an extremely bad situation, if come the end of summer I don't get this position and am, once again, behind on applying elsewhere.
I don't really want another job, I want this one. Even if another paid more, I would still want this one. I've always been the one that would rather love what I do than get paid tons doing something I hate...because in the end, when you die...the money never matters.
But, bills still need to get paid.
I just hope they start the process soon, as the weeks go by I am becoming more and more anxious...people tell me to calm down and relax about it...but that's easy to say when you have a job. I know I'm doing better than a lot of people out there and I am grateful for that...
Its just hard to have something dangled in front of you that you want so bad for months....

I'm famous, I'm famous !!!

...or at least that's what I was running around telling Fred today when I got this month's issue of Wayne State University's newsletter- Visions. I am the featured photographer for the Center for Social Work Practice and Policy research!!! My name is in the newsletter and everything! Very exciting- to see what I'm talking about visit here- my photos are on the front page and the CREN tab : )
Yeah me!!!

Finally....

What a week! Well I finally approached the "Big Boss Lady" about the possibility of full time employment and the type of work I want to do and she (after a long and wonderful discussion) said, "well we'll have to see what we can do to carve out a more permanent role for you in the University." OMG...I could have kissed the woman!!!
Now, I'm not going to get my hopes up too much until it actually happens but I feel like the tide might finally be starting to turn : )

In other awesome news I have finally, finally broken my dreaded weight plateau and hit the 10 pound mark! I know it may not seem like much but with my metabolism it is a huge milestone. And I really feel like the new change in diet it working for me. It hasn't been easy but with my husband's support and the amazing changes I've already noticed in my body I am super motivated and feeling great! I've been at the gym faithfully and lately have been doing one minute interval sprints at a 7.2 and my leg is holding up well...I finally feel like things are getting better and I am so happy.
Its about damn time!!!